Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" Sten Gun Mechanically sound appearing to be

Mechanically sound appearing to be in full working condition with a pleasant antique patina overall

and were injured by poison gas

with some areas where the base metal is exposed

as the barrel does not bear British Proof marks and the fore end has TWO securing wedges something done in America but not in Britain at that time

Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" Sten Gun Mechanically sound appearing to beOriginal Item: Only One Available. When America was drawn into the European conflict it possessed no steel helmets of its own. They looked to other nations for ideas and selected the British helmet as the most suitable. Britain supplied about half a million helmets to the Americans before production of an American version was started in the U. S. This is a fantastic, genuine Great War hand painted 79th Infantry Division British made helmet, complete